What time zone is Cartagena in?

Cartagena is in Chile Summer Time (UTC-3/UTC-4), America/Santiago. Standard time is UTC-3.

Does Cartagena use daylight saving time?

Yes. Cartagena changes between UTC-3 and UTC-4 during the year.

What is the time difference between Cartagena and UTC?

Cartagena is UTC-3 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.

Time in Cartagena

Chile Summer Time (UTC-3, UTC-3)

Current local time: 02:54

Next DST change: 2027-04-04 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Cartagena: 02:54 · 11 Nov 2026

Cartagena time zone

Time zone

UTC-3 · UTC-3summer time

3 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to UTC-4 (UTC-4) - in 144 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Chile has 3 distinct time zone rule groups. Cartagena uses Chile Summer Time.

UTC-3 · UTC-3Santiago Metropolitan, Antofagasta, Valparaiso, Los Lagos Region, Arica y Parinacota Region and moreUses daylight saving time
UTC-5 · UTC-5Pacific/EasterUses daylight saving time
UTC-3 · UTC-3Region of Magallanes, AysénNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Cartagena

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Cartagena
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	05:54	3 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and London
New York	00:54	2 h behind	Compare Cartagena and New York
Los Angeles	21:54-1 day	5 h behind	Compare Cartagena and Los Angeles
Berlin	06:54	4 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Berlin
Dubai	09:54	7 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Dubai
New Delhi	11:24	8 h 30 min ahead	Compare Cartagena and New Delhi
Singapore	13:54	11 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Singapore
Tokyo	14:54	12 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Tokyo
Sydney	16:54	14 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Sydney
Copenhagen	06:54	4 h ahead	Compare Cartagena and Copenhagen

Sun in Cartagena today

Daylight

13h 46m today - 0h 38m less than the longest day and 3h 50m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Cartagena

City facts

Country: Chile
Region: Valparaiso
Population: 17,978
Dialing code
Currency: CLP · Peso
Coordinates: -33.5538°, -71.6076°

Public holidays in Chile

Holidays

Dec82026
Immaculate Conception
Tuesday · in 27 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar282027
Easter Sunday
Sunday · in 137 days
National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Cartagena

Airports

SCL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
78 km east
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

São Paulomatches until 3 Apr 2027
Rio de Janeiromatches until 3 Apr 2027
Buenos Airesmatches until 3 Apr 2027
Belo Horizontematches until 3 Apr 2027
Salvadormatches until 3 Apr 2027
Fortalezamatches until 3 Apr 2027
Brasíliamatches until 3 Apr 2027
Córdobamatches until 3 Apr 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Melipilla39 km · Same time
Valparaíso58 km · Same time
Quilpué58 km · Same time
Viña del Mar59 km · Same time
Villa Alemana60 km · Same time
Talagante64 km · Same time
Peñaflor68 km · Same time
Lampa74 km · Same time
Córdoba736 km · Same time - no DST
Rosario1022 km · Same time - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Cartagena in?: Cartagena uses America/Santiago: UTC-3 (UTC-3).
02Does Cartagena have daylight saving time?: 3 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to UTC-4 (UTC-4) - in 144 days
03What is the time difference between Cartagena and London?: Cartagena is 3 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Cartagena from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 14:00-15:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Cartagena.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Cartagena in?: Cartagena is in Chile Summer Time (UTC-3/UTC-4), America/Santiago. Standard time is UTC-3.
02Does Cartagena use daylight saving time?: Yes. Cartagena changes between UTC-3 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Cartagena and UTC?: Cartagena is UTC-3 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.

Time in Cartagena

Immaculate Conception

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now